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addpart.8 -- man page for addpart
Copyright 2007 Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
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= addpart(8)
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:man manual: System Administration
:man source: util-linux {release-version}
:page-layout: base
:command: addpart

== NAME

addpart - tell the kernel about the existence of a partition

== SYNOPSIS

*addpart* _device partition start length_

== DESCRIPTION

*addpart* tells the Linux kernel about the existence of the specified partition. The command is a simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl.

This command doesn't manipulate partitions on a block device.

== PARAMETERS

_device_::
The disk device.

_partition_::
The partition number.

_start_::
The beginning of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).

_length_::
The length of the partition (in 512-byte sectors).

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== SEE ALSO

*delpart*(8),
*fdisk*(8),
*parted*(8),
*partprobe*(8),
*partx*(8)

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